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"textContent": "Questions like \"will getting a pet benefit our child's mental health?\" are increasingly common and pertinent. In Spain, for instance, more than half of all households now have one or more pets.",
"title": "Are pets good for kids' mental health? Type of animal and duration of bond could make all the difference"
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